How do you use the distributive property to find 15(21/3)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-09T23:08:45

#15(21/3)=105#

Simplify:

#15(21/3)#

Any whole number has a denominator of #1#.

#15/1xx21/3#

Simplify.

#(15xx21)/(1xx3)#

Simplify.

#315/3#

Reduce.

#105#

Answer 2 · 2018-07-09T23:13:40

#105#

We can rewrite #15# as #15/1#, which gives us

#(15/1)*(21/3)#

Next, let's multiply straight across to get

#315/3#, which simplifies to #105#.

Hope this helps!